The (Arab) Winter of Our Discontent

.“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.” – Lord Melbourne
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Don’t let the administration or the media get away with telling the world that this came about because of some cheesy video clip. They are saying that in order to draw attention away from their shitty Foreign Policy which – along with many other factors that have nothing to do with the United States – allowed this mayhem to occur.

The arrogant head of this administration was convinced that his goodwill and charisma would be enough to sway the opinions of people who – in many cases – have the mindset of primitive tribal cultures.

They are stoked into a frenzy by extremist mullahs, told where to go and what to do, and they mindlessly obey because that is all that they know how to do.

…the street level, which was dominated by the Islamists and this same collection of young toughs, high school and technical school students who hang out around Tahrir Square. They like fights, they like to storm buildings, some, if not most, are addicted to Tramadol. It’s a great anti-police drug. You don’t feel pain. They can beat you to death and you won’t feel a thing.

….the young street toughs are easy to co-opt for different causes, because they have no ideology. “During the revolution, the leftists called them heroes and martyrs on their TV shows and in their columns. They’re basically lower class kids and the leftists defended them, arguing that middle class Egyptians hated everyone who looked different or acted differently.”

For all we know, they may be paid to show up – that’s how it’s done in other countries – and it’s a whole lot easier to throw rocks and destroy someone else’s property than it is to plow a rocky field all day.